Top 10 Netflix Movies To Watch Now

With the launch of Netflix’s “Top 10” feature, we now have a better idea of what people are watching on the streaming site. The “Top 10” section displays the most popular films and TV shows as voted on by subscribers each day.

We’ve got you covered if you’re searching for not only a short rundown of the Top 10 most popular Netflix movies; but also a little more information on what they’re about and who’s in them. We’ve compiled a list of the most popular Netflix movies in the United States, along with further information about each film, below.

Keep track of how the Top 10 changes from week to week by bookmarking this page, but for now, here’s the current list:

10. Moneyball

9. American Gangster

8. Yara

7. Army of Thieves

6. The General’s Daughter

5. Seized

4. Father Christmas Is Back

3. Passing

2. The Harder They Fall

1. Love Hard

10. Moneyball

Director: Bennett Miller

Writers: Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin

Cast: Brad Pitt, Kerris Dorsey, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Chris Pratt, Robin Wright

Year: 2011

Genre: Sports Drama

What It’s About:

When he is forced to rebuild his small-market team on a limited budget; Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) challenges the system and defies conventional opinion. Beane, with the help of a young, number-crunching; Yale-educated economist (Jonah Hill) and despite opposition from the old guard; the media, fans, and their own field manager (Philip Seymour Hoffman), crafts a squad of misfits;… and, in the process, forever alters how the game is played.

9. American Gangster

Director: Ridley Scott

Writer: Steven Zaillian

Cast: Russell Crowe, Denzel Washington, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr., Josh Brolin, Ted Levine, Armand Assante, John Ortiz, John Hawkes, RZA

Year: 2018

What It’s About:

Frank Lucas (Washington) commands Harlem’s tumultuous drug underworld with brutal, streetwise tactics and a rigid sense of honour. When renegade officer Richie Roberts (Crowe) sets out to bring down Lucas’s multibillion-dollar enterprise; it leads to a legendary battle between the two men.

8. Yara

Director: Marco Tullio Giordana

Writers: Graziano Diana and Giacomo Martelli

Cast: Isabella Ragonese, Alessio Boni, Roberto Zibetti

Year: 2021

Genre: True Crime

What It’s About:

A zealous prosecutor becomes obsessed with the case of a missing 13-year-old and goes to great efforts to uncover the truth.

7. Army of Thieves

Director: Matthias Schweighöfer

Writer: Shay Hatten

Cast: Matthias Schweighöfer, Nathalie Emmanuel, Ruby O. Fee,

Stuart Martin, Guz Khan, Jonathan Cohen, Noémie Nakai

Genre: Heist

Year: 2021

What It’s About:

Dieter, a small-town bank teller, is dragged into the adventure of a lifetime; when a mysterious woman recruits him to join a squad of Interpol’s most wanted criminals; attempting to rob a series of renowned, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe in this prequel to Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead.

6. Seized

Director: Isaac Florentine

Writer: Rico Lowry

Cast: Scott Adkins, Mario Van Peebles, James P. Bennett, Stephen Elder, Karlee Perez

Genre: Action, Thriller

Year Released: 2020

What It’s About:

A former special forces agent undertakes the difficult assignment of eliminating a mysterious crime lord’s rival syndicates in order to save his kidnapped son.

5. Father Christmas Is Back

Directors: Philippe Martinez and Mick Davis

Writers: David Conolly, Hannah Davis Law, and Dylanne Corcoran

Cast: Elizabeth Hurley, John Cleese, Kelsey Grammer, Nathalie Cox, Talulah Riley, Kris Marshall

Genre: Christmas Comedy

Year Released: 2021

What It’s About:

When their long-lost father turns up for Christmas at their wealthy ancestral manor; four warring sisters get a crash course in family unity.

4. 21 Jump Street

Directors: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

Writer: Michael Bacall

Cast: Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Brie Larson, Dave Franco, Rob Riggle, Ice Cube, Ellie Kemper, Jake Johnson

Year: 2012

Genre: Action-Comedy

What It’s About:

Former high school rivals turned rookie cop partners can’t seem to get a break; — that is, until they’re assigned to pose as students and smash a narcotics operation within their own mater. They revert to their juvenile selves, putting the case – and their friendship; – in jeopardy, with hilariously disastrous results! This insanely hilarious action-comedy stars Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, and Ice Cube!

3. Passing

Director/Writer: Rebecca Hall

Cast: Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, Bill Camp, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, and Alexander Skarsgard

Year: 2021

Genre: Drama

What It’s About:

The film concerns two black women (Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga); who can pass as white and prefer to live on opposite sides of the colour line in 1929 New York; based on the novel by Nella Larsen.

2. The Harder They Fall

Director: Jeymes Samuel

Writers: Jeymes Samuel and Boaz Yakin

Cast: Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Delroy Lindo, LaKeith Stanfield, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, R.J. Cyler, Damon Wayans Jr., Deon Cole with Regina King and Idris Elba

Year: 2021

Genre: Western

What It’s About:

When bandit Nat Love (Jonathan Majors) learns that his arch-enemy Rufus Buck (Idris Elba) is about to be released from jail; he gathers his gang to track down Rufus and exact vengeance. His old love Stagecoach Mary (Zazie Beetz); his right and left-hand men — hot-tempered Bill Pickett (Edi Gathegi) and fast-drawing Jim Beckwourth (R.J. Cyler); — and a startling adversary-turned-ally are among those riding alongside him in this assured; righteously new school Western. Rufus Buck has his own ruthless posse, which includes “Treacherous” Trudy Smith (Regina King) and Cherokee Bill (LaKeith Stanfield); and they aren’t afraid to lose.

1. Love Hard

Director: Hernán Jiménez

Writers: Danny Mackey and Rebecca Ewing

Cast: Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O. Yang, Darren Barnet, Matty Finochio, James Saito, Harry Shum Jr.

Year: 2021

Genre: Holiday Rom-Com

What It’s About:

Unlucky in love, a LA girl meets an East Coast guy on a dating app and plans to surprise him for the holidays; only to find out she’s been catfished. Her quest to reel in love is chronicled in this delightful romantic comedy.

(Last updated November 12, 2021)